War in Ukraine/Tennis: Russian and Belarusian players still able to participate in tournaments

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• Suspension of the WTA and ATP tournament scheduled for October 2022 in Moscow (RUS).
• Suspension of membership of the Russian and Belarusian Tennis Federations and exclusion from all ITF international team competitions until further notice (including Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, formerly the Fed Cup).
• Russian and Belarusian players will continue to be able to participate in ATP and WTA tournaments under a neutral flag "until further notice"
These are the joint measures taken by the governing bodies of tennis (ITF, WTA and ATP) and the four Grand Slam tournaments on 01/03/2022, thus implementing part of the decisions taken by the IOC on 28/02/2022.

These measures follow "the cancellation of all ITF tournaments in Russia and Belarus indefinitely," announced on 25/02/2022 (see below).

"In order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants, the IOC EB recommends that International Sports Federations and sports event organisers not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in…

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